Auckland Rowing Club

And that’s a wrap on the 2026 ARC 6k winter series 🎬🤩🌈
Biiiiiiiggg thank you to everyone who got involved across the four events, we are so glad to see so much success on the return of the series after a 4 year hiatus
Winter seasons are hard, but we hope that the past 4 months of friendly racing has helped you get through the long, dark winter as much as it helped us
There are so many people we need to thank for making this happen:
The series organisers doing all the hard work behind the scenes:
⭐️ Tamara Tesolin
⭐️ Andrea Chadfield
For commitment to health and safety:
⭐️ Peter Nicholas
For on the water coordination and safety:
⭐️ Roger Milne
⭐️ Caspar Hammond
⭐️ Greg Reid
⭐️ Bruce Walker
⭐️ Keith Hibberd
⭐️ Lance Reid
⭐️ Rob Young
⭐️ Grant Peters
⭐️ Brendan Boreham and Epsom coaches Charlotte, Tom and Ian
Our critical time keepers:
⭐️ Cathy Stinear
⭐️ Lesley Milne
⭐️ Erica, Julia and Anye
Creating the lovely graphics:
⭐️ Fiona August
Some of these people you saw around the club making it all happen on race mornings, but so many of whom were putting in countless hours the past 8 months to get the series back off the ground
Also super grateful to our sponsor musashinutritionnz for fuelling the final morning of racing
For once we can say we’re actually looking forward to next winter 🫣 but for now, see you on the water ❤️🖤

Race 4 results

Thanks to everyone who took part in Race 4 today, the final in the series.

A note about the results: some of the smaller boats did not complete the full course, but we have included their times in the for completeness.

Results are shown by time and prognostics.

The last event of the 2026 winter series is here (hello, spring!) ⭐️⭐️ whether you’ve been to every event or are yet to join the fun, free up your calendar and get your crew together on Sunday 13 September

Register at the link in bio
See you at the clubhouse

Thanks to everyone who took part in Race 3 today. See results below.

2 down 2 to go ⭐️🚣🏆 Get amongst the competition for the chance to prove you’re Aucklands best, with the series trophy awarded to the crew with the most points

Register your crew now for the penultimate race on 2 August

It was another stunning day for Race 2 of the 6k Winter Series. See results below.

Series Points Competition
From Race 2 onwards, points will be allocated based on the prognostic bands set out below, with points contributing to the overall series total. There's a trophy up for grabs for the crew with the highest points.

It was great to bring the 6K Winter Series back to the Tāmaki. After a postponing the first race due to fog, things finally kicked off on 28 June.

Race 1 Results

First race done and dusted, 3 opportunities left to get involved, sign up your crew now at the link in bio 👏👏

Some recent mornings at the Auckland Rowing Club ⭐️

IT’S BACK 🚣

The ARC 6K Winter Series returns to the Tāmaki with four events running from June to August.

Open to club and school crews, the series is all about winter racing, staying connected, and testing yourself over 6km. Whether you’re building fitness, sharpening race pace, or just keen to get back on the water, this is your chance to line up and see where you’re at.

Pull a crew together with your mates, challenge another club, or race the series and track your progress across the winter.

✅ 4 events
✅ 6km time trial format
✅ Club & school crews welcome
✅ Fast racing, good atmosphere, winter kms

Entries now open.
https://forms.gle/ZyGNTXBYSQ9KAqD37